Grecian Odyssey
Group Leader: Claire Apostolopoulos
Requested Return Date: 3/25/2024
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What is it like to live in a country where classical mythology and ancient history still have a presence in everyday life?
In the capital of Athens, namesake of the goddess Athena, walk in the footsteps of ancient Greeks at the Acropolis - and in the footsteps of current residents in the Plaka district. In Delphi, Epidaurus and Cape Sounion, learn how an old belief in mythological figures still influences medicine, politics and philosophy.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Greece
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Day 2: Athens
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Day 3: Athens
Visit the Acropolis:
- Parthenon
- Temple of Athena Nike
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square
- Acropolis
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artefacts.
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Day 4: Athens
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Saronic Islands Cruise
Set sail through the islands of the Saronic Gulf! Your first stop is the island of Aegina, home to the best pistachios in Greece. Then it’s on to Poros, whose Historic Clock is visible from all over town. Finally, stop at Hydra, full of red-tiled houses and narrow stone-paved alleys. Your cruise includes lunch, and you may have time for swimming before returning to port mid-evening. -
Day 5: Athens • Corinth • Argolida
Visit the Temple of Poseidon
Tour Cape Sounion with an expert local guide
Travel via Corinth to Argolida
See the Corinth Canal
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Day 6: Argolida • Epidaurus • Mycenae • Olympia
Travel to Olympia via Epidaurus and Mycenae
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
Transfer to Mycenae
Take a guided tour of Mycenae
Participate in a pottery workshop
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Day 7: Olympia • Delphi
Visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Tour Olympia with an expert local guide
Visit the Museum of Archimedes
Travel to Delphi
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Day 8: Delphi • Athens
Take a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
Travel to Athens
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Greek Evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavours—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honoured tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
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Day 9: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Greece
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Day 2: Athens
Meet your Tour Director at your destination -
Day 3: Athens
Visit the Acropolis:
- Parthenon
- Temple of Athena Nike
Take a guided tour of Athens
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Olympic Stadium
- Syntagma Square
- Acropolis
Visit the Acropolis Museum, home to ancient ruins and prehistoric artefacts.
Take a walking tour of Athens
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Plaka district
- Athenian Trilogy
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Day 4: Athens
Add this in-depth excursion
Saronic Islands Cruise
Set sail through the islands of the Saronic Gulf! Your first stop is the island of Aegina, home to the best pistachios in Greece. Then it’s on to Poros, whose Historic Clock is visible from all over town. Finally, stop at Hydra, full of red-tiled houses and narrow stone-paved alleys. Your cruise includes lunch, and you may have time for swimming before returning to port mid-evening. -
Day 5: Athens • Corinth • Argolida
Visit the Temple of Poseidon
Tour Cape Sounion with an expert local guide
Travel via Corinth to Argolida
See the Corinth Canal
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Day 6: Argolida • Epidaurus • Mycenae • Olympia
Travel to Olympia via Epidaurus and Mycenae
Tour Epidaurus and Mycenae with an expert local guide
Transfer to Mycenae
Take a guided tour of Mycenae
Participate in a pottery workshop
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Day 7: Olympia • Delphi
Visit the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Tour Olympia with an expert local guide
Visit the Museum of Archimedes
Travel to Delphi
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Day 8: Delphi • Athens
Take a guided tour of Delphi
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Temple of Apollo
- Delphi Archaeological Museum
Travel to Athens
Add this in-depth excursion
Greek Evening
Friends, feta, and fresh Mediterranean flavours—opa! Stuff yourself like an olive during a traditional Greek dinner. Then, link arms for a night of music, dancing, and smashing plates. This time-honoured tradition brings Greece’s theatrical culture to life in all the best ways.
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Day 9: Depart for home
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Hotels
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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Meals
Traditional breakfasts and dinners bring local flavours to life as part of your tour experience. Lunches are left for you to discover new favourite dishes of your own.
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Entrances
Acropolis; Acropolis Museum; Delphi site; Delphi museum; Olympia site; Olympia museum; Epidaurus site; Mycenae site; Pottery workshop; Sounion Temple of Poseidon
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